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The Human Edge: Why People Still Beat AI in Bulk Chemical Transportation

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Doug Grills

In the fast-evolving landscape of chemical logistics, artificial intelligence (AI) promises remarkable advances, particularly in data management, forecasting, and route optimization. However, despite AI's growing capabilities, the human element remains

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Posted in Bulk Transportation, Freight Industry Issues, chemical tranportation

Canadian Rail Dispute a Reminder of Bulk Freight 3PL Role in Rail Disruptions

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Bulk Connection

Rail service disruptions in North America are typically caused by weather-related events like hurricanes, flooding, and snowstorms that can wreak havoc on rail lines. With such events happening regularly across North America, it’s not a matter of ‘if’

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Posted in Bulk Transportation, Freight Industry Issues, chemical tranportation

Q2 2024 Bulk Freight Roundup

Posted on July 03, 2024 by Bulk Connection

As we close out the second quarter of 2024, the bulk freight transportation industry has seen a steady continuation of trends established in the first quarter. Both liquid and dry bulk trucking volumes have remained consistent, providing a stable

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Posted in Bulk Transportation, Freight Industry Issues, chemical tranportation

Q1 2024 Update on North American Bulk Transport Capacity

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Bulk Connection

The first quarter of 2024 has been marked by steady freight activity across North America, and bulk trucking capacity has remained stable for both liquid and dry bulk freight.

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Posted in Bulk Transportation, Freight Industry Issues, chemical tranportation

Q4 2023 Bulk Freight Roundup

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Bulk Connection

We’re reaching the end of Q4 2023 and heading into an exciting new 2024. It hasn’t been a terribly exciting time in the world of bulk trucking for much of 2023 – but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Given all the unwanted excitement in recent years, a

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Posted in Freight Brokerage, Freight Industry Issues, chemical tranportation, food-grade bulk transport

FreightWaves examines the growth of US freight brokers

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Bulk Connection

In a recent article, FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller, gives a powerful summary of the current popularity of freight brokers in the US supply chain, along with a concise history of how freight brokers have arrived at this point. It’s a fascinating article

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Posted in Bulk Transportation, Freight Brokerage, Freight Industry Issues

Q3 Bulk Freight Roundup

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Bulk Connection

Heading into the home stretch of 2023, conditions in the bulk trucking industry remain lukewarm: not bad, not great for both shippers and carriers. Capacity is fairly stable, but costs aren’t budging all that much. In this article, we’ll break down what

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What is double brokering? Understanding freight broker frauds

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Bulk Connection

In our last blog post on exercising caution with load boards, we touched upon the topic of fraud committed by some unscrupulous entities claiming to be freight brokers – double brokering. While double brokering is not a common problem within the bulk

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A word of caution on using bulk load boards for bulk freight trucking

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Andrew Scibelli

As the old adage says, “work smarter, not harder.” Technological advances have made “working smarter” easier with each passing year. Some people in the trucking and freight industry even see load boards as a prime example of modern technology that helps

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Finding bulk freight capacity is easier now, but for how long?

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Andrew Scibelli

After enduring historically tight capacity markets in the wake of the pandemic, shippers are experiencing a welcome respite. Finding bulk freight capacity is easier now than it has been in years. In this article, however, we’ll explain why this seemingly

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